It seems like such an oft-used phrase but there’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about these kids.”įor more from Krosoczka, head to PW. Here we are 26 years later, and that kid is being remembered it’s a powerful way to keep people alive in memories and hearts. “The family members who are bereaved have been moved by this story.

“Some of the kids featured are alive and some aren’t,” he said. The names and likenesses of many of those Krosoczka knew were changed for the book, although a few of the real campers have been included with their blessing, or that of their family. One of the themes in the book is how the mathematics of volunteerism never seem to work out because no matter how much you put in, you always get so much more out of it.” Despite the subject matter, Krosoczka stated “Sunshine” has a more optimistic tone than “Hey Kiddo,” explaining, “People often assume that working at a camp for kids with cancer is sad, but it was actually really inspiring. He elaborates in the interview that working at Camp Sunshine was “a crucial turning point” in his life, partly as it inspired him to consider writing for children. “You can read up to page 262 of ‘Hey, Kiddo,’ stop, read all of ‘Sunshine,’ then resume ‘Hey, Kiddo,'” Krosoczka told PW. The book, published by Scholastic, takes place when Krosoczka was 17, while he was working at Camp Sunshine, a week-long camp for critically and terminally ill children.

Krosoczka has unveiled his second graphic memoir, “Sunshine,” due out next year. For the purposes of this guide, the memoir is broken into eight sections. This young adult graphic memoir is told in into eight chapters, with a Prologue, Author’s note, and A note on the Art. Via Publishers Weekly, “ Hey Kiddo” author Jarrett J. Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction.

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